Many of you have asked if we will be allowing users to select the location of ShopSavvy (i.e. internal or external locations like the SD card). The answer is we will. The update will come in the next few days (maybe weeks). It is a fair simple edit as described here. The only concern we have about releasing too quickly is that we want to test it first. So give us some time to test and YES we will release an update that allows you to store ShopSavvy on your SD card (Android rocks).
Posted by amuse | May 27, 2010 - 10:08am | No Comments
Category: Android, ShopSavvy (Android)
Here at the Big in Japan offices we are watching a live feed of ShopSavvy decoding barcodes at a steady-state rate of 22 per second. Periodically we will see a spike to more than 90 decodes per second. This is an unprecedented level of scanning – we have not seen this level of activity since Christmas 2009 – perhaps the economy is recovering (hopefully Europe won’t drag us down).
Posted by amuse | May 25, 2010 - 3:54pm | 2 Comments
Category: ShopSavvy (Android), ShopSavvy (iPhone)
ShopSavvy 1.4.1 Update: We just got an email from Apple that our latest version of ShopSavvy – version 1.4.1 has been approved. It usually takes a few days to propagate through iTunes, but we are really excited. This will be the first version of ShopSavvy to include the latest technology from our own SDK (i.e. our scanning technology that we offer to third-parties at no cost). Several hundred thousand of you (hopefully 2G an 3G users) updated over the past couple of days to 1.4. We discovered a strange bug for 3GS users and 1.4.1 resolves it quite nicely. Download HERE (note 1.4 still shows up for me, make sure you are getting 1.4.1, especially if you have a 3GS).
ShopSavvy UI Update: On a side note we have finally locked down our new UI plan for our next release – planned to coincide with the release of the iPhone 4.0 OS. By then we should have a) the best scanning, b) the best product coverage and c) the coolest looking shopping app in iTunes (knock on wood). As I explained in an earlier post we will be releasing ‘ShopSavvy Classic’ for anyone unable or unwilling to update to 4.0. The classic version of ShopSavvy will sport our old icon/logo and our ‘classic’ UI. We assume our new UI will irk longtime ShopSavvy users – good news, you can download ShopSavvy Classic and enjoy the old look and feel.
SDK Update: If you previously downloaded our Barcode Scanner SDK for iPhone you need to download it again. In the SDK folder there are two different versions of the scanner – one for 3.0+ and another for 4.0+. Our latest SDK takes advantage of many cool features available in 4.0, but not reverse compatible with 3.0+. When 4.0 is released developers will have a tough decision to make – continue to support 3.0+ users or abandon them for 4.0 requiring an OS update (or new phone purchase for 2G iPhone users). Download HERE.
The Barcode Scanner SDK supports both 1D (UPC and EAN) and 2D (QR and Datamatrix) barcodes. Specifically designed to work on both fixed and variable focal length cameras, our Barcode Scanning library is one of the best in the business and best of all it is FREE!
Posted by amuse | May 25, 2010 - 2:54pm | No Comments
Category: Big in Japan, ShopSavvy (iPhone), barcode
Did you know that ShopSavvy (for both iPhone and Android) scans all of those strange 2D barcodes (QR Codes)? It sure does. Very few users even know ShopSavvy can decode those strange boxy codes, but it is true nonetheless. We bought a company called Snappr who pioneered the 2D scanning space earlier this year and have slowly been rolling out 2D scanning support. With this technology ShopSavvy can scan:
Posted by amuse | May 25, 2010 - 11:09am | 2 Comments
Category: Android, Big in Japan, QR Code, ShopSavvy (Android), ShopSavvy (iPhone)
If you previously downloaded our Barcode Scanner SDK for iPhone you need to download it again. In the SDK folder there are two different versions of the scanner – one for 3.0+ and another for 4.0+. Our latest SDK takes advantage of many cool features available in 4.0, but not reverse compatible with 3.0+. When 4.0 is released developers will have a tough decision to make – continue to support 3.0+ users or abandon them for 4.0 requiring an OS update (or new phone purchase for 2G iPhone users). Download HERE.
The Barcode Scanner SDK supports both 1D (UPC and EAN) and 2D (QR and Datamatrix) barcodes. Specifically designed to work on both fixed and variable focal length cameras, our Barcode Scanning library is one of the best in the business and best of all it is FREE!
How will this impact ShopSavvy? ShopSavvy is running an older version of our new SDK now so it is a fairly good example of the SDK in action (note the latest version has a few improvements). When 4.0 is released later this year we will be updating our primary app – ShopSavvy with all of the 4.0 goodness meaning anyone who can’t update to 4.0 (i.e. you 2G iPhone users) will be left out in the cold. We have a solution – ‘ShopSavvy Classic’ – will be released for anyone unable or unwilling to update to 4.0. The classic version of ShopSavvy will sport our old icon/logo and our ‘classic’ UI. We decided to completely overhaul our UI for 4.0 and we know it will irk longtime ShopSavvy users – good news, you can download ShopSavvy Classic and enjoy the old look and feel.
Posted by amuse | May 25, 2010 - 10:07am | No Comments
Category: Big in Japan, QR Code, ShopSavvy (iPhone), barcode
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